Class Notes
The latest alumni news and photos!
Button-making event
The Tredway Library will host a button-making event from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Scandinavian Studies Award entries due May 20
The Scandinavian Studies student award is up to $500 for an outstanding paper or project on a Scandinavian-related theme, given annually.
Low Brass Ensemble concert canceled
The Augustana College Low Brass Ensemble will perform.
![Murry Gerber](/files/2022-04/gerber_murry_thumb.jpg)
Alumnus gives largest gift in Augustana history – $40 million
Murry Gerber 75 has made a $40 million commitment to provide financial aid and scholarships to high-achieving students from families with lower incomes, many of whom will be the first in their family to attend college.
Dworkin brings 'The American Rhapsody' to Augustana April 8
Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, "The American Rhapsody," on April 8 with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.
![Luke McEndarfer, Grant Gershon, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz and Robert Istad, winners of the Grammy for best choral performance](/files/2022-04/istad_grammy_thumb.jpg)
Istad '98 wins Grammy for Mahler choral performance
Robert Istad '98 was amongst a group of musicians who won this year's Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'."
CORE webinar with President Bahls
President Steve Bahls will offer a live lunchtime talk about CORE.
He will provide highlights and share how collaboration within CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) has elevated the way Augustana prepares students for lives of meaning and purpose.